Tag: rfid
Sheep may go to heaven and goats may go to hell, but they're all getting electronically-tagged in the EU
It may sound like a joke, and at first I was wondering whether The Reg was up to its old tricks again, but a quick google suggests that the EU really is going to ensure every goat and sheep is electronically tagged by December 31st, 2009.
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Is your child at school? Check their RFID chip to find out
Trials of RFID tagging of schoolchildren has just begun at Hungerhill School in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Ten kids have had these microchips sewn into their uniforms, which now allows the school computer to track them, ensure they are in the…
Korea/Japan Week: Five ways RFID is being used in mobile phones
If there’s one thing I want to see in Korea and Japan, it’s people slapping their mobile phones down and Doing Stuff with them. You know, paying for shopping, getting cans out of vending machines. That kind of thing. A visit to Korean operator SK Telecom’s demo centre yesterday didn’t disappoint.
They were showing some of the applications for RFID technology, and it made for an interesting selection. Starting with…
1. RFID Banking (left). Go up to an ATM, hold your phone against the special sensor, and receive cash and/or a statement without a debit card in sight. Apparently more than one million people are using the service in Korea now, paying a monthly fee for it.
Wine rack fitted with RFID identifies and illuminates wine of your choice
The RFID Wine Rack is a great idea for people who have an extensive collection of wine in their home, but don't really know much about it. Using RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tags on each bottle, the rack can be…
Nike+iPod can be used as a tracking device say uni boffins
The technological personal trainer that is the Nike+iPod could now be a personal tracking device, too, according to a security expert. A demo from researchers at the University of Washington showed that the transmitter/receiver pair that lets the iPod and…
UK is number 2 for RFID usage
A new study shows that the UK is second, behind the US, for take-up of RFID technology. RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) is fairly prolific in the UK thanks to London's use of Oyster Cards (7.2 million users), as well as…
